Julius Caesar Act 1 Vocabulary

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beseech (verb)

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to beg for urgently or anxiously

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bestow (verb)

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to put to use: apply

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countenance (noun)

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a. look, expression b. mental composure

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feeble (adjective)

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a. markedly lacking in strength b. indicating weakness

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idle (adjective)

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not occupied or employed

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meddle (verb)

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to interest oneself in what is no one’s concern: interfere without right or propriety

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portentous (adjective)

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a. being a grave or serious matter b. self-consciously solemn or important c. ponderously excessive

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shrill (adjective)

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a. having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound: piercing b. accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries

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weary (adjective)

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a. exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness b. having one’s patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted.